Nee Varaindha Oviyam
From Thalli Pogathey · 2021
- Lyricist
- Kabilan Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Haricharan
- Music director
- Gopi Sundar
- Details
- Thalli Pogathey2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nee varaindha oviyam | The painting you drew, |
| Unadhu theendalai marakkumaaa | Will it ever forget your touch? |
| Nee nanaindha neer alai | The wave of water you drenched in, |
| Unadhu bimbangal tholaikkuma | Will it ever lose your reflections? |
| Male | |
| Orr uravu mattumae | Is a single relationship alone |
| Idhayam aalathin dheepama | The light in the depths of the heart? |
| Adhu yaar endru kelviyae | Is asking who that person is |
| Manidha piraviyin payanamaa | The ultimate journey of human life? |
| Male | |
| Ennodu varuvaaiyooo | Will you come with me, |
| Vinnodu maraivaaiyoo | Or will you disappear into the sky? |
| Male | |
| Nee varaindha oviyam | The painting you drew, |
| Unadhu theendalai marakkumaaa | Will it ever forget your touch? |
| Nee nanaindha neer alai | The wave of water you drenched in, |
| Unadhu bimbangal tholaikkuma | Will it ever lose your reflections? |
| Male | |
| Oonjal aadum bothu | When swinging on a swing, |
| Un kangal rendum moodum | Both of your eyes close. |
| Oodal aadum bothu | When engaging in a lovers' tiff, |
| Pala kangal thoondrumae | Many eyes seem to watch. |
| Naanum neeyum vaazhndha naatkal | The days that you and I lived together |
| Podhavillaiyae | Were simply not enough. |
| Neeyum neeyum vaazhum vaazhvu | A life where you live all by yourself |
| Gnyaayam illaiyae | Is just not fair. |
| Male | |
| Ennodu varuvaaiyooo | Will you come with me, |
| Vinnodu maraivaaiyoo | Or will you disappear into the sky? |
| Male | |
| Moondru mounam ingae | Three silences here |
| Ondrodu ondru moodhum | Collide against one another. |
| Yaarin mounam indru | Whose silence today |
| Veliyera koodumoo | Might break out and emerge? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enna panju pondra | Is love like a cotton-soft |
| Poonai paadhamaa | Paw of a cat? |
| Kaalam poga poga mella | As time passes, slowly |
| Nenjai keerumaa | Will it scratch the heart? |
| Male | |
| Nee varaindha oviyam | The painting you drew, |
| Unadhu theendalai marakkumaaa | Will it ever forget your touch? |
| Nee nanaindha neer alai | The wave of water you drenched in, |
| Unadhu bimbangal tholaikkuma | Will it ever lose your reflections? |
| Male | |
| Orr uravu mattumae | Is a single relationship alone |
| Idhayam aalathin dheepama | The light in the depths of the heart? |
| Adhu yaar endru kelviyae | Is asking who that person is |
| Manidha piraviyin payanamaa | The ultimate journey of human life? |
| Male | |
| Ennodu varuvaaiyooo | Will you come with me, |
| Vinnodu maraivaaiyoo | Or will you disappear into the sky? |
| Ennodu varuvaaiyooo | Will you come with me, |
| Vinnodu maraivaaiyoo | Or will you disappear into the sky? |
நீ வரைந்த ஓவியம்
உனது தீண்டலை மறக்குமா
நீ நனைந்த நீர் அலை
உனது பிம்பங்கள் தொலைக்குமா
The painting you drew,
Will it ever forget your touch?
The wave of water you drenched in,
Will it ever lose your reflections?
ஓர் உறவு மட்டுமே
இதயம் ஆழத்தின் தீபமா
அது யார் என்று கேள்வியே
மனித பிறவியின் பயணமா
Is a single relationship alone
The light in the depths of the heart?
Is asking who that person is
The ultimate journey of human life?
என்னோடு வருவாயோ
விண்ணோடு மறைவாயோ
Will you come with me,
Or will you disappear into the sky?
நீ வரைந்த ஓவியம்
உனது தீண்டலை மறக்குமா
நீ நனைந்த நீர் அலை
உனது பிம்பங்கள் தொலைக்குமா
The painting you drew,
Will it ever forget your touch?
The wave of water you drenched in,
Will it ever lose your reflections?
ஊஞ்சல் ஆடும்போது
உன் கண்கள் ரெண்டும் மூடும்
ஊடல் ஆடும்போது
பல கண்கள் தோன்றுமே
நானும் நீயும் வாழ்ந்த நாட்கள்
போதவில்லையே
நீயும் நீயும் வாழும் வாழ்வு
ஞாயம் இல்லையே
When swinging on a swing,
Both of your eyes close.
When engaging in a lovers' tiff,
Many eyes seem to watch.
The days that you and I lived together
Were simply not enough.
A life where you live all by yourself
Is just not fair.
என்னோடு வருவாயோ
விண்ணோடு மறைவாயோ
Will you come with me,
Or will you disappear into the sky?
மூன்று மௌனம் இங்கே
ஒன்றோடு ஒன்று மோதும்
யாரின் மௌனம் இன்று
வெளியேற கூடுமோ
Three silences here
Collide against one another.
Whose silence today
Might break out and emerge?
காதல் எண்ண பஞ்சு போன்றா
பூனை பாதமா
காலம் போக போக மெல்ல
நெஞ்சை கீருமா
Is love like a cotton-soft
Paw of a cat?
As time passes, slowly
Will it scratch the heart?
நீ வரைந்த ஓவியம்
உனது தீண்டலை மறக்குமா
நீ நனைந்த நீர் அலை
உனது பிம்பங்கள் தொலைக்குமா
The painting you drew,
Will it ever forget your touch?
The wave of water you drenched in,
Will it ever lose your reflections?
ஓர் உறவு மட்டுமே
இதயம் ஆழத்தின் தீபமா
அது யார் என்று கேள்வியே
மனித பிறவியின் பயணமா
Is a single relationship alone
The light in the depths of the heart?
Is asking who that person is
The ultimate journey of human life?
என்னோடு வருவாயோ
விண்ணோடு மறைவாயோ
என்னோடு வருவாயோ
விண்ணோடு மறைவாயோ
Will you come with me,
Or will you disappear into the sky?
Will you come with me,
Or will you disappear into the sky?
Nee varaindha oviyam
The painting you drew,
Unadhu theendalai marakkumaaa
Will it ever forget your touch?
Nee nanaindha neer alai
The wave of water you drenched in,
Unadhu bimbangal tholaikkuma
Will it ever lose your reflections?
Orr uravu mattumae
Is a single relationship alone
Idhayam aalathin dheepama
The light in the depths of the heart?
Adhu yaar endru kelviyae
Is asking who that person is
Manidha piraviyin payanamaa
The ultimate journey of human life?
Ennodu varuvaaiyooo
Will you come with me,
Vinnodu maraivaaiyoo
Or will you disappear into the sky?
Nee varaindha oviyam
The painting you drew,
Unadhu theendalai marakkumaaa
Will it ever forget your touch?
Nee nanaindha neer alai
The wave of water you drenched in,
Unadhu bimbangal tholaikkuma
Will it ever lose your reflections?
Oonjal aadum bothu
When swinging on a swing,
Un kangal rendum moodum
Both of your eyes close.
Oodal aadum bothu
When engaging in a lovers' tiff,
Pala kangal thoondrumae
Many eyes seem to watch.
Naanum neeyum vaazhndha naatkal
The days that you and I lived together
Podhavillaiyae
Were simply not enough.
Neeyum neeyum vaazhum vaazhvu
A life where you live all by yourself
Gnyaayam illaiyae
Is just not fair.
Ennodu varuvaaiyooo
Will you come with me,
Vinnodu maraivaaiyoo
Or will you disappear into the sky?
Moondru mounam ingae
Three silences here
Ondrodu ondru moodhum
Collide against one another.
Yaarin mounam indru
Whose silence today
Veliyera koodumoo
Might break out and emerge?
Kaadhal enna panju pondra
Is love like a cotton-soft
Poonai paadhamaa
Paw of a cat?
Kaalam poga poga mella
As time passes, slowly
Nenjai keerumaa
Will it scratch the heart?
Nee varaindha oviyam
The painting you drew,
Unadhu theendalai marakkumaaa
Will it ever forget your touch?
Nee nanaindha neer alai
The wave of water you drenched in,
Unadhu bimbangal tholaikkuma
Will it ever lose your reflections?
Orr uravu mattumae
Is a single relationship alone
Idhayam aalathin dheepama
The light in the depths of the heart?
Adhu yaar endru kelviyae
Is asking who that person is
Manidha piraviyin payanamaa
The ultimate journey of human life?
Ennodu varuvaaiyooo
Will you come with me,
Vinnodu maraivaaiyoo
Or will you disappear into the sky?
Ennodu varuvaaiyooo
Will you come with me,
Vinnodu maraivaaiyoo
Or will you disappear into the sky?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the film 'Thalli Pogathey' (2021) is a deeply emotional exploration of lingering love, unresolved memories, and the longing for emotional reunion. Using vivid poetic imagery—such as a painting remembering its artist's touch or water holding on to a reflection—the protagonist ponders whether deep romantic bonds can ever truly vanish. The lyricist contrasts the brief duration of shared happiness with the enduring weight of unspoken feelings. The lyrics further explore the complex dynamics between people through metaphor, questioning if love is as soft as a cat's paw that eventually turns painful and scratches the heart over time. Throughout the song, the central dilemma remains whether the lost love will return to walk alongside the protagonist or fade away into the distant horizon forever.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Nee varaindha oviyam / Unadhu theendalai marakkumaaa”
Comparing the beloved's influence on life to an artwork that holds onto the touch of its creator.
Personification
“Moondru mounam ingae / Ondrodu ondru moodhum”
Attributes human interaction to silence, depicting three unspoken feelings colliding with one another.
Simile / Analogy
“Kaadhal enna panju pondra / Poonai paadhamaa / Kaalam poga poga mella / Nenjai keerumaa”
Compares love to a cat's soft paw that feels gentle at first but eventually scratches the soul as time passes.
Rhetorical Question
“Adhu yaar endru kelviyae / Manidha piraviyin payanamaa”
Uses philosophical questions about destiny and existence to emphasize emotional vulnerability.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song is part of the soundtrack for 'Thalli Pogathey' (2021), a Tamil romantic drama film directed by R. Kannan, starring Atharvaa and Anupama Parameswaran. It is an official remake of the successful 2017 Telugu film 'Ninnu Kori'. The song features music composed by Gopi Sundar, with lyrics penned by Kabilan Vairamuthu and soulful vocals by Haricharan.
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